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This year marks 20 years since Hannah Montana premiered on the Disney Channel.
The show made a global phenomenon of star Miley Cyrus and her pop star alter ego.
It 's been streamed millions of hours since going off the air
and influenced the next generation of pop stars like Chapel Rome.
I'm Stephen Thompson, and today we are talking about Hannah Montana on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.
Joining us today is NPR music reporter Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento.
Hey, Isabella.
Howdy.
Glad to have you.
Also with us is the former host of Slate's internet culture podcast,
ICYMI, and former pop culture happy hour producer, Candice Lim.
Hey, Candice.
Hello.
Great to have you back, buddy.
All right.